South Africa says 53,000 foreigners deported in campaign
South Africa reports 53,000 foreign nationals deported or repatriated in five weeks following anti-immigration protests demanding stricter border controls and mass deportations.
Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team
Former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy faces racism accusations after writing that France’s national football team “does not have any French players,” drawing condemnation from French and Spanish officials.
Toronto police looking for suspects after deadly shooting at festival
At least two people died and four others were injured in a shooting at a Toronto Latin culture festival on Saturday night. Police recovered two firearms and say gunfire was exchanged between individuals at the crowded event.
Alvarez’s 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinals
Argentina advanced to the World Cup semifinals after defeating Switzerland 3-1 in a quarterfinal match, with Julian Alvarez scoring the decisive goal in the 112th minute.
Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B
Singapore-based video-generation startup PixVerse said today that it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that, with the new tranche of funding, its valuation has crossed over $2 billion. With...Singapore’s Economic Growth Slows to 5.7% in Second Quarter – Bloomberg.com
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X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground
X has made a “tweak” to its algorithm to boost the visibility of posts to users’ “mutuals” — the people they follow who follow them back, head of product, Nikita Bier, said Monday. “We noticed this data was missing from the algo and it made your friends appear less in...No evidence of highly virulent COVID-19 variant in T.N., says Health department – The Hindu
No evidence of highly virulent COVID-19 variant in T.N., says Health department The Hindu Article Attribution | Read More at Article SourceClimate fairness, economic development, and Europe’s responsibility – CEPR
Climate fairness, economic development, and Europe’s responsibility CEPR Article Attribution | Read More at Article SourceThree Palestinians killed, 15 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza
At least three Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Monday, as Israel continues to breach an October ceasefire agreement.